The Rules of Charity
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Opened Jun 3, 2007
Closed Jun 24, 2007
Opened Jun 3, 2007
Closed Jun 24, 2007
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Theater by the Blind presents the NYC premiere of John Belluso's The Rules of Charity, a dark comedy about how the disabled are treated.
Ike Schambelan directs.
Monty, a man with cerebral palsy who is confined to his wheelchair, must rely upon his daughter Loretta to care for him. When a young man sparks the idea of romance in Loretta's life, she wants to move out of Monty's home and conflicts escalate. The Rules of Charity suggests that the power love holds over us is contrary and contradictory - a combination of love and hate, cruelty and goodness.
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Prior to his unfortunate death last year at the age of 36, John Belluso was in the process of building a promising career with plays such as Pyretown and Henry Flamethrowa. The playwright -- who used a wheelchair from the age of 13 -- frequently dealt with issues of disability in his work. So it seems particularly fitting that the New York premiere of The Rules of Charity is being presented by Theater by the Blind, a company composed of both visually impaired and sighted theater professionals. Unfortunately, while the play itself is often quite powerful, the production is decidedly uneven.
Rules centers around the relationship between Monty (Christopher Hurt), a middle-aged man afflicted w[...]